in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
as before; as ever; as it was originally
as promised; true to one's promise
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
notebook; account book; register
to rule; to govern; to administer
keeping accounts; balancing accounts
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
low fence flanking a gate or entrance
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
extremely important or once in a lifetime request
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
in person; personally; (do) oneself
(apportioning) in small amounts
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
your home; your family; their home; (my) home